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Nasdaq network penetrated by hackers--report Sat, 02/05/2011 - 18:07 by Yasser Ali The NASDAQ network was penetrated by hackers many times in the past year, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Comments Read more	Will Genomic Health's Next Quarter Be a Bomb? Thu, 12/30/2010 - 09:47 by Seth Jayson There's no foolproof way to know the future for Genomic Health (Nasdaq: GHDX) or any other company. However, certain clues may help you see potential stumbles before they happen -- and before your stock craters as a result. Rest assured: Even if you're not monitoring these metrics, short-sellers are. Comments Read more	My 8 Largely Pitiful Predictions for 2010 Tue, 12/28/2010 - 07:17 by Rick Aristotle ... I flew my waxy wings too close to the sun this year. I was feeling cocky after nailing 8 1/2 out of 9 predictions in 2009, so I decided to go out on longer limbs this year. Instead of general market trends or stock direction calls, I singled out specific buyouts and actual events. The aggressive prognostications burned me, largely. Two of mythree initial predictions panned out, but I whiffed badly on the additional five calls. In the spirit of full accountability, let's go over my three-for-eight performance this year. Comments Read more
3 Stocks That Blew the Market Away Tue, 12/28/2010 - 06:59 by Rick Aristotle ... Don't settle for ordinary quarterly reports. Every week I take a look at three companies that beat market expectations, since I believe that it's the biggest factor in a stock beating the market. Leaving Wall Street's pros with stunned expressions can be a good thing. It usually means the companies have more in the tank than analysts figured. Capital appreciation typically follows. Comments Read more	Hidden Stocks for High Returns Thu, 12/23/2010 - 12:44 by Rich Duprey Like the song says, investors are looking for stocks to love in all the wrong places. They'll pile into the momentum stocks everyone else buys, but ignore lesser-known opportunities for fear of straying from the crowd. Comments Read more	A Fool Looks Back Sun, 12/19/2010 - 09:31 by Rick Aristotle ... A week that started with reports (later confirmed) of layoffs at Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO) ended with the announcement that the struggling dot-com giant was cutting ties with a few of its offerings. Comments Read more
Will Fossil Earn or Burn? Sat, 12/18/2010 - 10:34 by Seth Jayson Margins matter. The more Fossil (Nasdaq: FOSL) keeps of each buck it earns in revenue, the more money it has to invest in growth, fund new strategic plans, or (gasp!) distribute to shareholders. Healthy margins often separate pretenders from the best stocks in the market. That's why I check on my holdings' margins at least once a quarter. I'm looking for the absolute numbers, comparisons to sector peers and competitors, and any trend that may tell me how strong Fossil's competitive position could be. Comments Read more	101 Reasons the Market Looks Overheated Today Thu, 12/16/2010 - 11:44 by Toby Shute Please raise your hand if some of the stocks you own have gone up a lot recently. Mmmhm. Yep, that looks like just about everyone. OK, you can put your hands down. Comments Read more	4-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: Dean Foods Thu, 12/09/2010 - 12:30 by Brian D. Pacampara Based on the aggregated intelligence of 170,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, milk company Dean Foods (NYSE: DF) has earned a respected four-star ranking. Comments Read more
Crude oil inventories drop in week Thu, 12/09/2010 - 08:29 by Prince damin Washington -- U.S. crude oil inventories fell by 3.8 million barrels in the week ending Dec. 3, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said Wednesday. The agency said in the weekly report that crude inventories dropped to 355.9 million barrels during the week, with supplies remaining above the upper limit of the average range for this time of year. Gasoline inventories rose by the same 3.8 million barrels to 214 million barrels and are near the upper limit of the average range for this time of year. Supplies of distillate fuels, which include heating oil, rose by 2.2 million barrels to 160.2 million barrels. Inventories of finished gasoline and gasoline blending components rose during the week, the energy agency reported. Comments Read more	Crude oil tops $90 per barrel briefly Tue, 12/07/2010 - 23:00 by Prince damin New York -- Crude oil prices climbed above $90 per barrel for the second time in a week Tuesday, with prices settling down in early morning trading in New York. Prices hit an overnight peak of $90.76 on the New York Mercantile Exchange with confidence rising as the White House announced a compromise tax bill that would extend the George W. Bush era tax cuts for all wage earners for two years. Along with the compromise between Republicans and the Obama administration, jobless benefits would be extended for 13 months for unemployed long-term. The price of January delivery light, sweet crude settled lower at $89.36 by midmorning. Heating oil prices added 0.34 cents to $2.4791 per gallon. Comments Read more	Markets flat on negative job data Fri, 12/03/2010 - 22:22 by Prince damin New York -- U.S. markets opened flat Friday on a disappointing employment report that said the jobless rate jumped from 9.6 percent to 9.8 percent. The report said 39,000 non-farm jobs were added in November, far less than anticipated. In midmorning trading, the Dow Jones industrial average added 2.01 points, 0.02 percent, to 11,364.42. The Standard & Poor's 500 index lost 0.01 percent, 0.17, to 1,221.62. The Nasdaq composite index gained 0.07 percent, 1.92, to 2,581.27. The benchmark 10-year treasury note rose 9/32 to yield 2.966 percent. The euro rose to $1.3349 from Thursday's $1.3224. Against the yen, the dollar fell to 82.96 yen from Thursday's 83.89 yen. Comments Read more